On Nov. 9, 2010, just in time for the holiday sales season, Activision released “Call of Duty; Black Ops.” The M-rated video game, set in Cuba, the Soviet Union, and Vietnam, is a hyper-realistic violent Cold War role-playing game in which the player joins the Bay of Pigs invasion and then carves bloody mayhem through…
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Action alerts, Honduras
US Embassy Reverses Visa Denial and Information on AFGJ at the SOAW Vigil
The first half of the following was released by our friends at SOAW. We are thrilled to let you know that last week’s grassroots pressure campaign that followed the clearly political denial of the travel visa for Alejandro Ramirez by the U.S. embassy in Honduras has worked! Thanks so much to everyone who made phone…
Action alerts, Labor, Trade, economics & globalization (neoliberalism)
Act Now to Stop the US-Korea Free Trade Agreement
With the G20 Summit getting under way this week in Seoul, South Korea, President Obama is expected to announce a new effort to pass the pending KORUS (South Korea-US) Free Trade Agreement. This would be the largest FTA passed since NAFTA and would represent a similar blow to family farmers and manufacturing workers in both…
Action alerts, Honduras, Militarism
SOAW Vigil Speakers from Honduras and Costa Rica Denied Visas to the U.S.
This alert was originally circulated by School of the Americas Watch. The two speakers named by the SOA Watch’s Latin American partners to represent them at the SOA Watch vigil (Nov. 19-21, 2010) have been denied entrance to the United States. Both Gerardo Brenes – a Costa Rican graduate of the SOA and activist with…
Action alerts, Honduras
Accompaniment Needed in Honduras – Training Opportunity
This alert was originally distributed by the Friendship Office of the Americas. The first training for people qualified and interested in doing accompaniment with the Honduras Accompaniment Project (HAP)/Proyecto de Acompanamiento en Honduras will be led by the Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA) in January 2011 in the Bay Area, California.
Action alerts, Militarism, News
Building a Movement to Confront Militarism
Join the Conference on US Militarism! Please read the details below, and consider joining us. Register online now! Conference: Building a Movement to Confront US Militarism and the Militarization of Relations with Latin America Sponsored by: The Latin America Solidarity Coalition When: Thursday, November 18, 2010 1:00-7:30pm
Action alerts, Colombia, Political prisoners
Day in Solidarity with Colombia’s Political Prisoners
October 15th is the Day of Solidarity with Colombia’s more than 7,500 Political Prisoners. In Colombia, the movement for the freedom of political prisoners is closely tied to efforts to end the civil war and begin a legitimate peace process. It is widely held that a first step toward dialogue for peace will begin with…
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AFGJ Statement on FBI Raids of Activists’ Homes
The Alliance for Global Justice condemns and urges all people of good will to protest the September 24, 2010, FBI raids on Colombia and Palestine solidarity activists’ homes in Minneapolis and Chicago. The raids and grand jury investigation are nothing less than an effort to criminalize solidarity efforts to promote peaceful and just solutions to…
Action alerts, Alba countries, Trade, economics & globalization (neoliberalism)
Week of Action: Against Illegitimate Debt and International Financial Institutions
This year, Alliance for Global Justice is participating in the Global Week of Action Against Illegitimate Debt and International Financial Institutions with Jubilee USA network, an alliance of over 80 humanitarian, faith, and labor organizations. We would love for you to join us as part of this worldwide movement to achieve greater economic and social…
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People of Ecuador and Around the World Made a Difference!
All Latin American news sources are reporting the good news that the military has freed Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa and the attempted coup is over. Thousands of people gathered in Quito in support of the president and against the coup. The Organization of American States made a strong statement and heads of state of members…
